Brown oak slender vs Crazy Scale Lichen

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Cladonia turgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Crazy Scale Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Cladonia
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Cladonia turgida

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Crazy Scale Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.